Improvement in earth-closets



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Earth Closets.

Patented April 2,1872.

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ROBERT S. WILLIAMS, OF NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT lN EARTH-CLOSETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 125,156, dated April 2,1872.

Specification describing certain Improvements in Earth-Closets, inventedby ROBERT S. WILLIAMS, of Norristown, in the county of Montgomery andState of Pennsylvania.

My invention consists of the following particulars: The lid of thecloset has openings for the passage of the earth from the reservoiron'the top of the lid that are provided with double valves, one on eachside of the lid, and connected with the same center-pin, the valvesbeing operated by means of their jointed connection with the seat of thecloset, in such a manner that the opening and closing of the lidautomatically opens and closes the valves, whereby a regular supply ofearth is kept up, as hereinafter described. The seat opening is variedin length by a slide in accommodation to adults and children.

Figure l is an isometrical view of the improved closet. Figs. 2 and 3are a top and edge views of the double valves E and E. Figs. 4 and 5 arelike views of the foot-rest M. Fig. 6, Sheet No. 2, is avertical sectionof the closet through the middle from front to back, with the lid Bclosed. Fig. 7, Sheet No. 3, is a horizontal section through theearth-receptacle C. Fig. 8 is a top view of the closet with theboot-jack N removed from the chamber L, and the foot-rest M inpositionon the seat I, the lid B being also removed.

Like letters in all the figures indicate the same parts.

A is the body of the closet. B is the lid with which is connected theearth-receptacle 0, provided with a door, D. The lid has openings a awhich are covered on the upper side by the valve E, and on the lowerside by the valve E, which are shown in detail in Figs. 2

and 3. The two valves are permanently connected with the center-pin F,which turns freely in the lid B. The lower valve E has an arm, I), whichis connected to one end of the rod G by means of the projecting pin 0 ofthe arm and the slot at of the rod. The other end of the connecting-rodG has a joint connection by means of the staple H with the seat I. Theopenings 0 e of the valve E are at right angles to the openings ee ofthe valve IE, so that when the openings or a are uncovered by thepartial turning of the upper valve by the raising of the lid to receivetheir charge of earth, they are closed on the lower side to prevent thepassage of the same by the closing of the valve E and vice versa. Theslot d in the connecting-rod G causes a dead rest to the valves untilthe lid is brought nearly down, and in the lifting of the lid until thelatter is brought on such an angle as to prevent the filling of theopenings a a in the up ward movement. Thevalves are turned partly aroundby the opening of the lid B, by means of its joint connection with theseat I, as above described, so as to let the earth into the openings aa, and cover their under side, as seen in Fig. 1. A reverse movement isgiven to the valves when the lid is closed, as seen in Fig. 2, wherebythe openings at a are closed at top and opened at the under side of thelid so as to pass the earth which they contain into the chamber. Theunder side of the lid B has a groove,f, as seen in Fig. 1, to receivetheconnecting-rod G, when the lid is in its closed position. The seatopeningJ is expanded and contracted in adaptation to adults and childrenby means of the slide K, which forms part of the seat, as seen in Figs.1 and 2. The seat I has chambers L and L, the former to contain wastepaper, and the latter the footrest M, and boot-jack N. The rest has aconnection with the chamber L by means of the jointed wire 0 andcross-wire P, as seen in Fig. 8, so as to admit of its being brought ontop of the seat to receive the foot, or folded down into the chamber outof the way when not in use.

-I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of the double valves E andE, having a center-pin, F, and the connecting-rod G with the opening aof the lid B, and the seat I, for an automatic charging of the earth, asabove set forth.

2. The slide K, in combination with the seat opening J, for theexpansion and contraction of the openings, as above described.

' ROBERT S. WILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

THOMAS J. BEWLEY, STEPHEN Usrrrorc.

